Business Research: Reflection on Employee-Employer Relationship

This report provides a critical reflection on the research process undertaken to analyze the importance of the employee-employer relationship within an organization. It details the various stages of the research, including topic selection, literature review, research question formulation, methodology selection, and research proposal preparation. The report covers the extraction and analysis of relevant research papers, the writing of the literature review, the development of a research framework, and the final submission of the research proposal. It concludes by outlining the next steps involving data collection through primary and secondary methods and emphasizes the importance of data analysis in understanding the impact of employee relationship management on employee behavior. Desklib offers similar documents and study tools for students.

Running head: BUSINESS RESEARCH
Business Research
Name of the Student
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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Week 1: Topic Selection......................................................................................................2
Week 2-3: Extraction of Papers...........................................................................................2
Week 4-5: Literature review Analysis.................................................................................3
Week 6: Writing the literature Review................................................................................3
Week 7: Proposing the research questions.........................................................................3
Week 8: Selection of appropriate methodology..................................................................3
Week 9-10: Synthesis through research framework............................................................4
Week 11-12: Preparing the research proposal.....................................................................4
Week 12: Submission of the Research Proposal.................................................................4
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................5
Bibliography........................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
In successful operation of an organization, its employees play an integral role. They are
an important part of an organization and therefore, it is essential to maintain a good relationship
between an employee and its employer. The following reflection report aims at providing a
critical analysis of research process that deals with a detailed analysis of the importance of
employee management in an organization. The scope of this reflection report includes but not
limited to the different activities of the associated with the research study. It gives an overview
of the entire process and reflects the knowledge gained in performing each stage of the research
study.
Week 1: Topic Selection
One of the major requirements of a research study is selection of topic. The week one of
the research study consisted of selection of an appropriate topic for carrying out the research. In
this week, I have researched over a number of issues and topics to select an appropriate topic for
my research. Finally, I decided to proceed with the topic employee employer relationship.
Week 2-3: Extraction of Papers
After successful selection of the topic, the next major task of the research project was
literature review. Literature review is an important part of a research study as it evaluates the
findings from the previous research papers. In order to perform successful literature review, one
of the major tasks is extraction of papers for carrying out with the process. This process took
approximately 12 days. Extraction of the papers was a complex task as I had to properly identify
the papers related to my research study.

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Week 4-5: Literature review Analysis
After successful extraction of the researches papers of last five years, I started on with the
literature review part of the research study. It took me approximately 14 days to complete the
analysis of the research papers. This phase of the research study considerably helped me in
developing the base of the research and understanding the topic of the research more
appropriately. Proper analysis of the findings of the previous research papers will help me in
comparing the findings of the previous research papers with my own research study.
Week 6: Writing the literature Review
After analysis of the findings of the previous research papers, it was important to pen it
down to use it as a reference in the later stages of the research study. Writing the literature
review helped me in gaining a considerable knowledge about the importance of maintaining a
proper employee employer relationship. It took me approximately 1 week in writing the literature
review based on the analysis done in the previous weeks.
Week 7: Proposing the research questions
After successful completion of the literature review part, one of the major tasks is to
propose the research questions. The research questions provide a direction to the research study.
The research study aims at finding the answers of the research questions. It was a complex task
to identify the appropriate research questions for the research study.
Week 8: Selection of appropriate methodology
After identifying the research questions it is essential to select an appropriate
methodology for conducting the research study. Primary and secondary research methodologies

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are chosen for the research. It will include collection of both primary and secondary data. It took
me approximately 1 week in identifying and selecting and appropriate research methodology. I
was patient and focused in selection of an appropriate methodology for the research as I know, it
will be an integral part of the research study.
Week 9-10: Synthesis through research framework
After successful selection of an appropriate research methodology, it is essential to
structure a proper research framework. I have identified and planned the research framework in
week 9 and week 10 that helped in forming the structure of the research study.
Week 11-12: Preparing the research proposal
After all the major works being completed, it was necessary to write the research
proposal in order to receive the feedback of the lecturer. The research proposal incorporates the
necessary requirements and details of a research study. In order to successfully complete writing
the research proposal, I at first listed down the major findings of the past 10 weeks. The wanted
the research proposal to be informative and clear. I therefore ensured that the proposal includes
all the necessary details that I needed to convey to my professor. I incorporated a part of my
literature review in the proposal. This was important as literature review provides an up to date
understanding of the subject and topic chosen for the literature review. The proposal consisted of
the objectives of carrying out the research and the research questions identified for the project. It
further gave an overview of the data collection methods that will be used in the research study.
Week 12: Submission of the Research Proposal

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After successful completion of the research proposal, it was time to submit the proposal
in order to receive the lecturer’s feedback. Before submitting, it crosschecked the proposal
written in order to be sure that I have included all the requirement elements in the research
proposal. The submission of the research proposal was carried on week 12, just after the
completion of writing the research proposal.
Conclusion
The reflection report gave an overview of the tasks and activities that are performed in 12
weeks. These activities are associated with writing the research proposal, of the research study.
After successful approval of the research proposal, the data collection for the research will start
after the 12th week. Both primary and secondary data are needed to be collected for carrying on
with the research study. The primary data collection includes information collection from
surveys and questionnaires, while the secondary data collection includes use of the journals,
annual reports of the companies and so on. After successful collection of the data, the data
analysis will be done. Proper analysis of the collected data is essential in order to understand the
amount of problem solved by employing employee relationship management standard and its
link to the employee behavior.

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